Sotteville-sur-Mer
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sotteville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɔtvil syʁ mɛʁ], literally Sotteville on Sea) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Sotteville-sur-Mer | |
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 Town hall of Sotteville-sur-Mer | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sotteville-sur-Mer  | |
  Sotteville-sur-Mer  Sotteville-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′56″N 0°49′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | CC Côte d'Albâtre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Hélène Changarnier[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.09 km2 (3.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 397 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76683 /76740 |
| Elevation | 0–69 m (0–226 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D68 and D89 roads. Here, huge chalk cliffs rise up from a pebble beach to overlook the English Channel. Access to the beach is by 231 steps cut out of the cliffs.
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The arms of Sotteville-sur-Mer are blazoned : Or, a lion per fess azure and gules, armed and langued counterchanged.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 324 | — |
| 1975 | 318 | −0.27% |
| 1982 | 313 | −0.23% |
| 1990 | 365 | +1.94% |
| 1999 | 388 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 359 | −0.97% |
| 2012 | 355 | −0.22% |
| 2017 | 390 | +1.90% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Val, dating from the tenth century.
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